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Accessibility in Merit Review; Closing 

remarks. 

Closed: 1:00–1:30 p.m. Matters to be 

considered—Chairman’s opening 

remarks regarding the agenda; 

Discussion of data collection workplan 

and instruments; Closing remarks. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Point of contact for this meeting is: 

(Chris Blair, cblair@nsf.gov), 703/292– 

7000. Members of the public can 

observe the public portion of this 

meeting through a YouTube livestream. 

The YouTube link will be available from 

the NSB web page. 

Ann E. Bushmiller, 

Senior Legal Counsel to the National Science 

Board. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27278 Filed 12–8–23; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Notice of Permit Applications Received 

Under the Antarctic Conservation Act 

of 1978 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice of permit applications 

received. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is required to publish 

a notice of permit applications received 

to conduct activities regulated under the 

Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. 

NSF has published regulations under 

the Antarctic Conservation Act in the 

Code of Federal Regulations. This is the 

required notice of permit applications 

received. 

DATES: Interested parties are invited to 

submit written data, comments, or 

views with respect to this permit 

application by January 11, 2024. This 

application may be inspected by 

interested parties at the Permit Office, 

address below. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

addressed to Permit Office, Office of 

Polar Programs, National Science 

Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22314 or 

ACApermits@nsf.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrew Titmus, ACA Permit Officer, at 

the above address, 703–292–4479. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Science Foundation, as 

directed by the Antarctic Conservation 

Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541, 45 CFR 

671), as amended by the Antarctic 

Science, Tourism and Conservation Act 

of 1996, has developed regulations for 

the establishment of a permit system for 

various activities in Antarctica and 

designation of certain animals and 

certain geographic areas as requiring 

special protection. The regulations 

establish such a permit system to 

designate Antarctic Specially Protected 

Areas. 

Application Details 

1. Applicant Permit Application: 

2024–018 

Sarah Kienle, Baylor University, Baylor 

Science Building, One Bear Place 

#97388, Waco, TX 76798 

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested 

Take, Import into USA, Export from 

USA. The applicant seeks an ACA 

permit for research on the adaptive 

capacity of pinnipeds in Antarctica. The 

applicant proposes to collect tissue 

samples from leopard, crabeater, 

Weddell, Ross, and southern elephant 

seals using a biopsy dart gun. The 

applicant proposes to also 

opportunistically collect tissue samples 

found near animals. The applicant 

proposes to handle up to 30 pups and 

30 adults each year. Adult seals would 

be chemically immobilized and 

physiological samples taken. Adult seals 

would also be marked and have 

biologging instruments attached. 

Additionally, the applicant proposes to 

use Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems 

(RPAS) to conduct photographic surveys 

of seals. 

Location 

Antarctic Peninsula Region. 

Dates of Permitted Activities 

January 20, 2024–June 20, 2026. 

Kimiko S. Bowens-Knox, 

Program Analyst, Office of Polar Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27211 Filed 12–11–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION 

SAFETY BOARD 

[Docket No.: NTSB–2021–0005, OMB 

Control No. 3147–0001] 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: National Transportation Safety 

Board (NTSB). 

ACTION: 30-Day notice of information 

collection; submission to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs 

(OIRA) at the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB). 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, the National Transportation Safety 

Board (NTSB) offers the public and 

Federal agencies the opportunity to 

comment regarding the NTSB’s intent to 

submit an Information Collection 

Request (ICR) seeking reinstatement, 

with change, of a previously-approved 

information collection (IC) for which 

approval for Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) Control No. 3147–0001 

has expired. The NTSB’s 60-Day Notice, 

soliciting comments on the IC was 

published on May 4, 2021, and the 

NTSB has since revised the form in 

response to comments received as a 

result. The NTSB is issuing this 30-Day 

Notice, informing the public and 

Federal agencies to submit comments 

directly to the Office of Information & 

Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) regarding this 

ICR. 

DATES: Submit comments to OIRA 

regarding this proposed collection of 

information by January 11, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments directly to 

OIRA within 30 days of the publication 

of this Notice to https://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William (Tom) McMurry, Jr., General 

Counsel, (202) 314–6080, rulemaking@

ntsb.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NTSB 

issues Form 6120.1: Pilot/Operator 

Aircraft Accident/Incident Report to a 

surviving pilot or operator involved in 

an aircraft accident or serious incident 

that the agency intends to investigate. 

The OMB control number (3147–0001) 

associated with this form has since 

expired. Because the agency wishes to 

continue using the form with revisions, 

the NTSB plans to submit an ICR 

seeking reinstatement, with change, of a 

previously-approved collection for 

which approval has expired. 

As a result of the 60-Day Notice 

published on May 4, 2021, in the 

Federal Register, the NTSB has further 

revised the 6120.1 Form in response to 

comments received. The NTSB’s 

responses to comments and the 

additional changes to the form have 

been submitted as an ICR package to 

OIRA for review. 

This IC is necessary because the 

NTSB is statutorily required to 

promulgate regulations governing the 

notification and reporting of civil 

aircraft accidents; to investigate, 

determine, and report on the probable 

cause of each accident; and to make 

safety recommendations to prevent 

similar accidents from occurring in the 

future. 49 U.S.C. 1131, 1132. In 

coordination with the Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), the NTSB is also 

required to classify accident and safety 

data and publish such data on a 

periodic basis. 49 U.S.C. 1119. To fulfill 

these statutory obligations, the agency 


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1See Docket No. RM2018–3, Order Adopting 

Final Rules Relating to Non-Public Information, 

June 27, 2018, Attachment A at 19–22 (Order No. 

4679). 

must obtain detailed information about 

the pilot, crew, aircraft, and other 

circumstances related to an accident or 

incident at the start of each NTSB 

investigation. This information allows 

the agency to: (1) determine the 

appropriate course of action in an 

investigation; (2) make safety 

recommendations and facilitate safety 

improvements in the aviation industry; 

and (3) classify and publish accident 

and safety data. 

Because the NTSB is the only Federal 

agency charged with investigating 

aircraft accidents and incidents, and has 

priority over all other agencies in this 

role, the NTSB will be the only agency 

distributing this accident and incident 

report form; thus, this NTSB form is not 

duplicative of any other IC. While under 

49 U.S.C. 1132(c), the FAA participates 

in NTSB aircraft accident investigations 

and may oversee some investigative 

activities on behalf of the NTSB, the 

NTSB’s priority over aircraft accident 

investigations ensures no duplicative 

ICs from pilots or operators. 

Title of Collection: Pilot/Operator 

Aircraft Accident/Incident Report. 

OMB Control Number: 3147–0001. 

Form Number: NTSB 6120.1. 

Type of Review: Reinstatement, with 

change, of a previously-approved 

collection for which approval has 

expired. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,400. 

Estimated Average Burden Hours per 

Respondent: 1. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Total Estimated No. of Annual 

Responses: 1,400. 

William T. McMurry, Jr., 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27153 Filed 12–11–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7533–01–P 

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND 

HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION 

Senior Executive Service Performance 

Review Board Membership 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Review Commission. 

ACTION: Annual notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is given of the 

appointment of members to the 

Performance Review Board (PRB) of the 

Occupational Safety and Health Review 

Commission. 

DATES: Membership is effective on 

December 12, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Angela D. Bridges, Supervisory Budget 

and Finance Specialist, U.S. 

Occupational Safety and Health Review 

Commission, 1120 20th Street NW— 

Ninth Floor, Washington, DC 20036– 

3457, (202) 606–5392. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Review Commission, as required by 5 

U.S.C. 4314(c)(1) through (5), has 

established a Senior Executive Service 

PRB. The PRB reviews and evaluates the 

initial appraisal of a senior executive’s 

performance by the supervisor and 

makes recommendations to the 

Chairman of the Review Commission 

regarding performance ratings, 

performance awards, and pay-forperformance adjustments. Members of 

the PRB serve for a period of 24 months. 

In the case of an appraisal of a career 

appointee, more than half of the 

members shall consist of career 

appointees, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

4314(c)(5). The names and titles of the 

PRB members are as follows: 

• Gisile Goethe, Director, Office of 

Resource Management, Federal 

Retirement Thrift Investment Board; 

• Peggy A. Gartner, Deputy Office 

Head, Office of Information and 

Resource Management, National Science 

Foundation; 

• Sara Snyder, Regional Director and 

Chief Administrative Judge, U.S. Merit 

Systems Protection Board. 

Cynthia L. Attwood, 

Chairman. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27194 Filed 12–11–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7600–01–P 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

[Docket Nos. MC2024–98 and CP2024–101] 

New Postal Products 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a 

recent Postal Service filing for the 

Commission’s consideration concerning 

a negotiated service agreement. This 

notice informs the public of the filing, 

invites public comment, and takes other 

administrative steps. 

DATES: Comments are due: December 

14, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

electronically via the Commission’s 

Filing Online system at http://

www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit 

comments electronically should contact 

the person identified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section by 

telephone for advice on filing 

alternatives. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at 

202–789–6820. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Introduction 

II. Docketed Proceeding(s) 

I. Introduction 

The Commission gives notice that the 

Postal Service filed request(s) for the 

Commission to consider matters related 

to negotiated service agreement(s). The 

request(s) may propose the addition or 

removal of a negotiated service 

agreement from the Market Dominant or 

the Competitive product list, or the 

modification of an existing product 

currently appearing on the Market 

Dominant or the Competitive product 

list. 

Section II identifies the docket 

number(s) associated with each Postal 

Service request, the title of each Postal 

Service request, the request’s acceptance 

date, and the authority cited by the 

Postal Service for each request. For each 

request, the Commission appoints an 

officer of the Commission to represent 

the interests of the general public in the 

proceeding, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505 

(Public Representative). Section II also 

establishes comment deadline(s) 

pertaining to each request. 

The public portions of the Postal 

Service’s request(s) can be accessed via 

the Commission’s website (http://

www.prc.gov). Non-public portions of 

the Postal Service’s request(s), if any, 

can be accessed through compliance 

with the requirements of 39 CFR 

3011.301.1

The Commission invites comments on 

whether the Postal Service’s request(s) 

in the captioned docket(s) are consistent 

with the policies of title 39. For 

request(s) that the Postal Service states 

concern Market Dominant product(s), 

applicable statutory and regulatory 

requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3622, 39 

U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3030, and 39 

CFR part 3040, subpart B. For request(s) 

that the Postal Service states concern 

Competitive product(s), applicable 

statutory and regulatory requirements 

include 39 U.S.C. 3632, 39 U.S.C. 3633, 

39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3035, and 

39 CFR part 3040, subpart B. Comment 

deadline(s) for each request appear in 

section II. 

II. Docketed Proceeding(s) 

1. Docket No(s).: MC2024–98 and 

CP2024–101; Filing Title: USPS Request 


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